Working Across Boundaries: Making Collaboration Work in Government and Nonprofit Organizations

Working Across Boundaries is a practical guide for nonprofit
and government professionals who want to learn the techniques and
strategies of successful collaboration. Written by Russell M.
Linden, one of the most widely recognized experts in organizational
change, this no nonsense book shows how to make collaboration work
in the real world. It offers practitioners a framework for
developing collaborative relationships and shows them how to adopt
strategies that have proven to be successful with a wide range of
organizations. Filled with in-depth case studies—including a
particularly challenging case in which police officers and social
workers overcome the inherent differences in their cultures to help
abused children—the book clearly shows how organizations have
dealt with the hard issues of collaboration. Working Across
Boundaries includes

Information on how to select potential partners

Guidelines for determining what kinds of projects lend
themselves to collaboration and which do not

Russell M. Linden is a management educator specializing in organizational change. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Virginia, University of Maryland, and Federal Executive Institute. For over twenty years he has helped government, nonprofit, and private sector organizations develop leadership, foster innovation, and improve performance. He writes a column on management innovations for the Virginia Review, and is the author of Seamless Government (Jossey-Bass, 1994). Clients have included the National Geographic Society, several intelligence agencies, the U.S. Department of State, two state attorneys generals, two foreign governments, and many nonprofit and government agencies.

"Everywhere I go these days, people are struggling to get public
organizations to collaborate. It's a difficult challenge, but
thankfully Russ Linden has studied what actually works in the
field. Linden's book is practical, very clear, and truly
indispensable for anyone who needs to work across organizational
boundaries to get the job done." David Osborne, coauthor,
Reinventing Government and The Reinventors Fieldbook

"This is a wonderful book! For the novice collaborator, it
offers inspiration, stories, and clear directions, all in the
helpful, encouraging voice of a good coach who never doubts for a
minute that you can do it, and that it is worth doing."
 Joey Rodger, president and CEO, Urban Libraries
Council

"As we increase work across boundaries, Lindens book provides an
important framework for collaboration and excellent examples of the
power of this approach for practitioners."
 Robert J. ONeill Jr., executive director, International
City/County Management Association and former president, National
Academy of Public Administration

"The ideas contained in this book have far-reaching potential to
help governments and nonprofit agencies gain new efficiencies and
effectiveness that can benefit our communities."
 Charles F. Gerhards, CIO, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

"Working Across Boundaries is a glimpse into the future
of how government managers in the twenty-first century will work
through networks, partnerships, and collaboration . . . Russ Linden
paints a picture of the dynamics to which leaders will need to
respond in order to get program results. Practitioners will be able
to pick up this book and start applying its principles
immediately."
 John Kamensky, director, managing for results practice,
PwC Consulting; former deputy director, National Partnership for
Reinventing Government

"Russ Linden has a knack for writing on precisely the right
subject at the most appropriate time. Now he's done it again.
Governments at all levels are under pressure to break down both
internal and external barriers . . . . Linden writes in a
compelling way to make his powerful points . . . . He is right on
target."
 Peter Harkness, publisher, Governing Maazine

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